Forget all of that, get the world banks to stop the flow of money he and his family have siphoned off. He is like Hitler, mad, the family just want to live the high life. Stop the money, stop them living in France,where they all go, (i.e. the Haitian family living one of the best Country Hotels .)

Erin Ostadal, Sydney, Australia

Perhaps we can arraign both Mugabe and Blair at the same time.

Neil, Gloucestershire, England

i think it a chame really why thousand have to die because of one person.why not set up an african leader commity which would get together and have the power or would vote to remove these sort of deluded dictators so many lives being taken away but stiil we just look and forget

sanchez, dublin, ireland

Mugabe ...

Predator is heading your way to honourably assist your removal.

Martin, Ebagum,

Warnings, the actions of neighbouring African States including South Africa are all coming rather late in the day. International intervention should have been employed and thus saved thousands of lives to say nothing of the economy. As a member of the civilised world I turn my head in shame.

Rodney Barker, Gainsborough, England UK

Friends, I may sound cruel, but I believe that it is only the Zimbabweans who can resolve their problem. A US invasion to have regime change will only work as well as Iraq. ie more deaths and suffering than already is. A mediator (Not d West) respected by the factions may bring about a compromise.

Lim , Johor Bahru, Malaysia

Wow, I'll bet Mugabe is really worried!

Ian Burgess, Bristol,

Nothing will happen to them because they're African and the west has a habit of pandering to them

John, Salford, England

"The Western powers are as guilty as Mugabe." "We MUST do something". Like what? The UN won't get involved. So it would have to be a US-led miltary invasion & regime change. How popular is the West going to be then? (and possibly a new front for Islamist insurgents from elsewhere in Africa...)

John B, London,

At the risk of being accussed of being a cynic I have one observation to make. Had Zimbabwe been an oil producing nation, this situation would never have been allowed to develop. The almighty US (praise the lord) would have been in there by now.......

Roger Salmon, Bexhill on Sea, UK

Given a warning? What's he got to do to evoke action?

Felix, London, UK

Blame Israel. Or rather, blame the shocking way the US has prevented the world from dealing with that atrocity.

Perhaps one day we will unite to defend the rule of law, but we've already lost 60 years.

Andy Dyer, London, UK,

Pot calling kettle...

Can someone please explain in easy to understand words what the damned difference between Mugabe's actions and those of the illegal invaders into Iraq and Afghanistan?

Can someone also whilst their at it explain the difference between Mugabe's actions and those of Israel?

Ian Watson, Gillingham, United Kingdom

What does this man have to do, where is the turning point where RM and his military have gone so far that action is actully taken.
We fabricated that Saddam had weapons of mass destruction. Mugabe himself is a WMD! After Iraq, Afghan, Z'bwe could be a long term engagment (V.Messy), hence the delay.

Tony Hughes, Abergavenny, Wales

This will certainly not help the situation. Zanu-PF leaders are already afraid of being tried for corruption

How can a hollow threat from the ICC possibly improve the situation. The outside world is powerless to influence things and is shows

Sadly for the people -the Emperor has no clothes

Jason Pearson, Toronto, Canada

I can't begin to imagine how the scenario in Zimbabwe is going to play out. There have been so many twists to the saga. But whatever happens, it will set the seal on how Africa's "Big Men" will be dealt with in future. A firm message needs to be sent that their conduct will no longer be tolerated.

Marvin Caldwell-Barr, Kempton Park, South Africa

War crimes according to White supremacist after all, it is a white world we all live in. It is the White man that decides who to bless or curse. We must never forget that Mugabe only became a bad man before the west in 2000.Prior to sacking of white farmers, he was a key ally! We are not all fooled.

Ire Lanu, London, UK

Awful situation. Made worse by the fact that Africa's so-called shining light Nelson Mandela is remaining steadfastly tight-lipped on the whole Mugabe drama. His silence vindicates Mugabe's actions and soon South Africa will be next...

Ross, Sydney, Australia

Yes Mugabe should be brought before the Hague and them hopefully after being found guilty he will serve the remainder of his life behind bars, where he belongs.

How long is the West going to prevaricate ??

Kevin, London, UK

The other question this raises is who will manage the mayhem, retribution and civil war that will inevitably follow a genuine free and fair vote. If RM is removed forcibly that will only provide further ammunition for his already frenzied supporters. Whatever happens, prepare to mop up the blood.

AKULA, london, UK

The United Nations has failed again - just like its predecessor, the League of Nations, did. Why does it debate and table motions whilst people are being murdered?

Mugabe is guilty of war crimes and must be brought to justice.

Scott F, London, UK

One step from the Hague! It seems very clear that Mugabe has placed both his feet firmly in the Hague already, and quite some time ago. Condoleeza Rice is a person of very firm resolve. Given the agreement and wherewithal she would be the person to carry out Mugabe's removal.

Colin, Carmarthen, UK

This would seem to send a clear message to Muagbe that nobody's going to lift a finger stop him (in case you had any doubt)

Alan, Edinburgh,

Isn't it time for Seals and SAS to go in and remove him forcibly ? I guess it's not that easy though :-(

Daniel, margate, UK

A real farce!
Indict Mugabe all you like, and he will laugh in the face of the ICC and find another reason to 'have a go' at the west for trying to institute 'regime change'.
It seem that the West has forgotten how to act, but just knows how to make a lot of noise instead.

Jerry, Banbury, UK

Where is David Owen nowadays. He is the architect of this mess. Sitting comfortably in the House of Lords, but nothing to say, not even prepared to blush?

Chris D, Edinburgh, Scotland

Mugabe should have been shipped off to the Hague on one of his many, previous trips To Europe!

As for the UN, if it can't reach agreements because members put national interests first before dealing with whats right/ wrong in the world then its time they switched to majority voting, no vetos.

RIAZ KHAN, Hertfordshire, UK

Mugabe will be right not to take the threat too seriously.

john johnston, Cambridgeshire, UK

So much for the African nations now saying something... they should have done so years ago. Personally I really don't know why western goverments keep giving money to these guys. Cut them off they are ALL corrupt... be freindly ONLY with the ones with resources. The rest have themselves to blame.

abharrisson, london,

The league of nations fell due to their inability to deal with the atrocity and madness of the kaiser.

The UN is fast becoming the same irrelevance. Atrocities allowed in srbencia, kosovo, darfur, and now zimbabwe. and the UN does nothing short of a slapped wrist. action (even military) now?

Shaun, Peterborough,

Unlike American citizens, after a fair election it is likely the citizens of Zimbabwe would send their old war criminal, Mugabe, off to The Hague.

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

Barring an election, who is going to send Mugabe off for trail?

Not the USA: The USA doesn't recognize the ICC and ICJ.

Not the UN: Permanent members of the UN Security Council each insist on a veto, effectively preventing the UN doing anything useful.

Maybe some neighbouring country?

Keith S, Winnipeg, Canada

"Moments away"? He surely passed the poit of no return a long time ago.

Still the Western powers are doing nothing. They are as guilty as he is.

richard, bangkok,

The UN...That shoud have been a democratic place...you say resistance is coming from Vietnam, Indonesia, Lybia, Russia and China....the question is why are these people in the UN...because UN stands for United nations...and they seem to be Un-united from this institution!

E. Bee, Toulouse, France

John, take your comfortable self out of Atlanta and go see for yourself. Why not go and speak to the refugees which were beaten up in xenophobic attacks in SA who would rather be in SA than home. The educated women who travel thousands of mile to sell table clothes for food. Ignorance can be cured

Glen, Johannesburg,

At 65+yoa I've seen a few outrageous world political farces but this one REALLY takes the cake.
How 'The World' can stand by & pay any lip-service to this 'Black Hitler' is quite beyond me.
Can't that world recognise that R M's regime is a MAD slavering pit-bull & MUST be destroyed by ANY means.

R. Neville, Helston, Cornwall., UK

I believe that Robert Mugabe professes the Christian faith. Why has he not been excommunicated from whichever church it is he attends?

Lester May, London, UK

The huge elephant in the room is, of course, why the silence of Nelson Mandela? I see the President of Rwanda has finally broken ranks with the rest of the African leaders and specifically condemed Mugabe, but Mandela's silence has been positively deafening.

Dave Muir, Edinburgh, Scotland

Who is going to drag Mugabe out? Not South Africa, Russia, China, Viet Nam or Libya. Not the US. When the US does something, the Europeans all condemn. Individual European countries? None has the will or military power. The EU? Hah! The African nations? Double hah! Guess Mugabe is safe.

Terry L. Walker, Ladson, SC / USA

Why single out Mugabe? This is not because UK feel sorry for what ever (fabricated by propaganda) hardship there may be for Zimbabweans. In reality, it is just a futile effort-Soviet style- by British propaganda machine to try to re-colonize and plunder their natural resources.

John, Atlanta, GA

Yup - that'll do it. Not. With the world governed by a bunch of spineless politically correct halfwits the Mugabes of this world have nothing to fear.

Billy Barnett, HK,

Like Saddam Mugabe knows what will happen to him if he hands over power. The best outcome for him would be the ICC rather than face the wrath of the people and the death penalty at home. Being smarter than Saddam he is likely to have plans to slip away into exile in Malaysia or China and escape.

Joshua, Jhb, South Africa

As Robert Mugabe would no doubt say, who is going to stop me? The United Nations? Don't make me laugh, it creases my itsy bitsy moustache.

John Dorman, Melbourne,

Shut down hopelessly incompetent United Nations! It is an institution of fake egalitariansim where the elite of the third world and underdeveloped nations come to fulfil their elitist aspirations. They merely have to write papers and articles condemning the likes of Mugabe.

Saurabh Sircar, Philadelphia, USA

Whatever happened to the" Bush & Rice Overseas Democracy Export ing Inc.". I thought their services were much needed in this part of the World. Not even a slight pressure on China to stop supplying arms and support to Mugabe and his thugs.

Sam, Dallas, USA

Mugabe is a criminal, in far worse ways than Ian Smith his predecessor ever was. Until the world can find a way of dealing with and removing the Mugabes, they will keep springing up. The UN ought to do it but won't. It's time for a replacement for this useless institution.

David Ashton, Bathurst, Australia

My god, will someone do SOMETHING, please!!!

Wait - does Zimbabwe have oil?

No? Oh, sorry. What's on TV?

Joey Tavares, Toronto, Canada

A shocker Mugabe its time the outside worldstart looking at that mongrel people there are waiting for the world to make a fast move.Round this mob up bring them to justice possible this would be to fair.Maybe give him back to people and surely give him surprise party and the same for all his fans.

F.Van Den Broek, gold coast, Australia

What rubbish. The World hasn't the spine to drag Mugabe out of Zimbabwe. Once they start threatening him with the Hague, he knows that he's set.

Dean, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

"he could be hauled before the International Criminal Court in The Hague"

Somehow I think he's unconcerned about that and it certainly won't change his actions or those of the thugs he controls.

People like that respect one thing; someone tougher than them.

Stan(expat), USA, USA